JOHN CALAMBOKIDIS

John Calambokidis is the founder of Cascadia Research in Olympia, Washington.


John Calambokidis
John Calambokidis is a Research Biologist and periodically serves as an Adjunct Faculty at the Evergreen State College teaching a course on marine mammals. His primary interests are the biology of marine mammals and the impacts of humans. He has authored two books on marine mammals (on blue whales and a guide to marine mammals) as well as more than 50 technical reports and publications in scientific journals. He has conducted studies on a variety of marine mammals in the North Pacific from Central America to Alaska. He has directed long-term research on the status, movements and underwater behavior of blue, humpback and gray whales. Some of his recent research has included attaching tags to whales with suction cups to examine their feeding behavior and vocalisations.

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DID YOU KNOW...
The largest whale ever recorded was killed by whalers in 1930 and was measured at 110 feet long. However, there is dispute over these records and the longest verified whale was measured at 98 feet after being taken by the Japanese whaling fleet.